Approach to Teaching

I prefer to teach the hybrid or 50% online course.  Why?  This format not only promotes collaborative interaction within the classroom but also allows students to complete many assignments at their own convenience.  We meet once a week on campus; the rest of the coursework is available online.  All assignments are introduced in the classroom setting to allow for questions and clarifications.  At home, students respond to UCompass discussion boards and take on-line, open-book quizzes on the textbook. I am not a technophile, so students need only limited computer knowledge to navigate through UCompass.  

Type of Assignments:

All the assigned papers relate to personal interests, HFCC academic requirements, and significant social issues. My instruction combines informal writing with formal essays.  In a typical English 131 class, you might:

•  Complete the Myers-Briggs personality test, the gold standard used by employers to screen job candidates

•  Discover the cheapest way to reach your dream travel destination.  

•  Learn more about your future career

•  Write an analytical summary (required by the Nursing and Social Science divisions)

•  Compose an effective comparison/contrast theme (assigned frequently in history, biology, and telecommunications)

•  Use online library search tools such as Firstsearch